04 April 2023
Dear Mr. Kevin Castillo:
Greetings from the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB)!
Thank you for your request dated 30 March 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
YOUR REQUEST:
You asked for a Copy of Philippine Television Laws, Regulations, and Other Related Standards for Creating Program and Advertisement.
RESPONSE TO YOUR REQUEST:
We are pleased and happy to inform you that the particular information you are requesting are available in our official website. The main resource we can provide you is the Presidential Decree No. 1986 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, as amended, and Latest Issuances (Updated as of 03 October 2012). The said document can be viewed and downloaded via this link, https://midas.mtrcb.gov.ph/site/#!/pd1986.
Memorandum Circulars released by MTRCB from 2011 up to present can also be viewed and downloaded via this link, https://midas.mtrcb.gov.ph/site/#!/memorandumcircular.
Please note that MTRCB reviews and classifies motion pictures, television programs, and publicity materials. Publicity materials can be categorized as video (like plugs and trailers) and non-video (like posters and billboards).
For further information, you may also refer to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) found in the website, https://midas.mtrcb.gov.ph/site/#!/faq.
YOUR RIGHT TO REQUEST A REVIEW:
If you are unhappy with the response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to MTRCB Chairperson Diorella Maria Sotto-Antonio at MTRCB Building, 18 Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City and/or reach us through our email address at:
[email protected].
Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and inform you on the result within thirty (30) calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.
MTRCB Building, No. 18 Timog Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines 1103
Tel. No.: (632) 8376-7380 │ Email:
[email protected]
If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s.2011).
We greatly appreciate your FOI inquiry. Please do not hesitate to reach us through (632) 83967380 loc. 108 and look for Ms. Diana Sabado, FOI Receiving Officer, should you need further assistance.
To help us improve our services, we would also encourage you to copy the link below and open it to your URL or address locator for you to access and answer the Feedback Form, for us to know how we assisted/served you.
https://bit.ly/MTRCBFOIFeedback
Thank you and we wish you the best in your research study.
Respectfully yours,
ATTY. MAMARICO L. SANSARONA, JR.
Executive Director and FOI Decision Maker
